{"id":5015,"date":"2022-06-28T21:56:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T21:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=5015"},"modified":"2022-06-28T22:26:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T22:26:39","slug":"strongman-jacob-finerty-captures-block-press-world-record-of-175-5-kilograms-386-6-pounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/strongman-jacob-finerty-captures-block-press-world-record-of-175-5-kilograms-386-6-pounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Strongman Jacob Finerty Captures Block Press World Record of 175.5 Kilograms (386.6 Pounds)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On June 26, 2022, strongman <strong>Jacob Finerty completed a block press of 175.5 kilograms (386.6 pounds)<\/strong> during the 2022 Wrath of the Strongest contest in Sacramento, CA. With this <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-strength\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"115549\">strength<\/a> mark, Finerty now <strong>possesses the World Record block press as an Open competitor. <\/strong>He surpasses 2020 America&#8217;s Strongest Man (ASM) Champion Marcus Crowder, who captured a 172.3-kilogram (380-pound) block press at the 2022 Strongman Showdown in Fairmont, WV.<\/p>\n<p>Finerty did not disclose his specific body weight for the record block press, but he did don a <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/5-mistakes-you-might-be-making-with-your-weightlifting-belt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"115550\">lifting belt<\/a>, knee wraps, and elbow wraps for the successful lift. Check out the feat below, courtesy of strongwoman <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongwoman-nadia-stowers-deadlift-525-pounds-3-reps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"115551\">Nadia Stowers<\/a>&#8216; Instagram profile:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CfSUhdDA4fW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CfSUhdDA4fW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"115557\">A post shared by Nadia STORM Stowers <img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/72x72\/1f32a.png\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/72x72\/26a1.png\" alt=\"\u26a1\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> (@nadiastowers_bigstorm)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-muscle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"115552\">How To Build Muscle: The Training And Diet Guide For Beginners And Advanced Lifters<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To some athletes, the block press is a notoriously difficult challenge because the &#8220;block&#8221; implement often has an awkward shape and is clunky to handle. There is no standardized way to complete a block press. Many find themselves cleaning and pressing the implement like they would for a <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-jean-stephen-coraboeuf-log-press-341-pounds-3-reps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"115553\">log press<\/a>\u00a0or even using their bellies to put the block in a front rack position for an <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongwoman-inez-carrasquillo-log-presses-300-pounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"115554\">overhead press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The footage of Finerty&#8217;s lift makes it appear he opted for the latter overhead press strategy.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"finertys-moment-of-triumph\">Finerty&#8217;s Moment of Triumph<\/h2>\n<p>Per his Instagram profile, Finerty refers to himself as &#8220;the strongest dude you&#8217;ve never heard of.&#8221; Though, with <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/what-is-functional-strength-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"115555\">functional strength<\/a> feats like this World Record block press and a World Record natural stone press of 145.1 kilograms (320 pounds) from the 2021 805 Strongest in Newbury Park, CA \u2014 that moniker might not apply for much longer.<\/p>\n<p>Finerty understandably had a lot of emotions in discussing the path to his new record over social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;386.6 pound World Record Block Press block is one of the hardest implements to press in my opinion, and that\u2019s why it means a lot to me,&#8221; Finerty writes. &#8220;The goal today was 406 [pounds], but the Sacramento heat said hell no. It took me several attempts because I couldn\u2019t stop passing out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As Finerty struggled to lock out the record rep, he notes that his coach \u2014 former ASM Champion (2011) Travis Ortmayer \u2014 was instrumental in getting across the de facto finish line.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Having the legendary Travis Ortmayer [there] was gigantic,&#8221; Finerty writes. &#8220;His words were as intense as his competition style. On my last attempt, he saw that I was falling forward, so he moved the platform without asking me. On that attempt, I pressed it and got it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CfSRFb2P9Ca\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CfSRFb2P9Ca\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"115558\">A post shared by Jacob Matthew Finerty (@jacobfinerty)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><em><strong>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/arnold-press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"115556\">How To Do The Arnold Press For Fully Developed Shoulders<\/a>]<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"whats-next\">What&#8217;s Next<\/h2>\n<p>Finerty has not shared when his next competition will be at the time of this writing. A quick perusal of the training he features on his social media would indicate that whatever Finerty&#8217;s next contest is, it will likely feature some sort of potentially awkward implement.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image: @jacobfinerty on Instagram<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-jacob-finerty-block-press-world-record-386-pounds\/\">Strongman Jacob Finerty Captures Block Press World Record of 175.5 Kilograms (386.6 Pounds)<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 26, 2022, strongman Jacob Finerty completed a block press of 175.5 kilograms (386.6 pounds) during the 2022 Wrath of the Strongest contest in Sacramento, CA. With this strength mark, Finerty now possesses the World Record block press as an Open competitor. He surpasses 2020 America\u2019s Strongest Man (ASM) Champion Marcus Crowder, who captured &#8230; Read more<br \/>\nThe post Strongman Jacob Finerty Captures Block Press World Record of 175.5 Kilograms (386.6 Pounds) appeared first on Breaking Muscle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":""},"categories":[20,1,21,22,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5015"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5015"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5016,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5015\/revisions\/5016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}